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PL-300 · Question #119

You have a line chart that shows the number of employees in a department over time. You need to see the total salary costs of the employees when you hover over a data point. What should you do?

The correct answer is A. Add a salary to the tooltips. When a visualization is created, the default tooltip displays the data point's value and category. There are many instances when customizing the tooltip information is useful. Customizing tooltips provides additional context and information for users viewing the visual. Custom…

Submitted by lars.no· Apr 18, 2026Visualize and analyze the data

Question

You have a line chart that shows the number of employees in a department over time. You need to see the total salary costs of the employees when you hover over a data point. What should you do?

Options

  • AAdd a salary to the tooltips.
  • BAdd a salary to the visual filters.
  • CAdd salary to the drillthrough fields.

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    96% (25)
  • C
    4% (1)

Explanation

When a visualization is created, the default tooltip displays the data point's value and category. There are many instances when customizing the tooltip information is useful. Customizing tooltips provides additional context and information for users viewing the visual. Custom tooltips enable you to specify additional data points that display as part of the tooltip. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/desktop-custom-tooltips https://technovids.com/power-bi-filters/

Topics

#Power BI Visuals#Tooltips#Chart Interaction

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